Handwritten on drawing: WE LIVE AS WE PLEASE / I live in New York or California or Paris -- My suitcase is always packed – and the world is just around the corner. I live on an income – and I’ve learned to know a value. I pay a lot for my clothes – but then they are me for years and years – I never never “the” dress of the season – I find what I like at Macy’s
Below-the-knee-length sleeveless dress with extended shoulders, a front buttoned placket and a thin self-fabric tied belt cinching the waist. Worn with gloves and a broach at the neckline. The model stands in front of an animal hide.
Two female models. Model on the left is seated and wearing a dress, a cloche hat, a pearl necklace, and a light jacket made of thin fabric. Model on the right is standing and wearing a short-sleeved dress, a wide brimmed hat, a pearl necklace, and gloves, and she is holding a wicker hatbox.
Red, white and black sketch of a woman wearing a red two-piece dress and a matching red hat with a low crown and a wide down-turned brim, and carrying a red patterned tote bag draped over her forearm.
Female model wearing calf-length sleeve-less dress with belt along with a sheer short-sleeved cape. Also wearing gloves as well as netting on her head.
Advertisement for Forstmann Woolen Company in the form of a color illustration of a model wearing a woolen dress against a backdrop of 2 panels of woolen fabric.
The model is wearing a ribbed knit dress with a hood, a long lether coat and knit golves. The dress has a thin leather belt at the waist. the coat has buttons down the front just past the waist and it has two deep pockets.
Clipping from the New York Times, 11/30/1952: "The new wit of the knit -- our own Bonnie Cashin collection [...]" with drawings of five models wearing knit dress ensembles.
Female model wearing checkered cape (or cloak?)--part of which is fitted and tied around her waist. Underneath, she is wearing a long-sleeved calf-length dress. She is also wearing gloves.
Handwritten on drawing: I’m a cold blooded Californian – I wear at home a lightweight glenn plaid wool lined in silk – it’s just the right amount of dressing up –
Female model wearing a striped dress with matching gloves and a solid-colored wide-brimmed hat. Her striped belt appears to be holding a corsage of sorts.
Female model wearing a calf-length two-layered dress with the sheer top layer covering the solid bottom layer. She is holding an opened parasol that is adorned with several artificial flowers.
Model is wearing a solid color sleeveless dress (with spaghetti straps). Over the dress she wears a patterned overskirt, which opens at the front and back to show the dress underneath.
Female model wearing a calf-length sleeve-less dress with a sheer short-sleeved coat. A corsage is at her waist, which is either held there by the model or attached to the belt on the dress.
Marilyn Hoffman was a staff correspondent of The Christian Science Monitor. Ruth Mugglebee was the food and fashion editor of the Boston Record-American Sunday Advertiser. Berta Mohr was a fashion columnist who wrote the syndicated column titled "Mohr about fashion."
Clipping 2, Dallas, Texas, Times-Herald, 4/1953: "Knitted wardrobe is coronation-bound / By Alice Hughes / Written Exclusively for The Times Herald" with two photographs of models wearing Bonnie Cashin travel knitwear recommended for travel to events surrounding the coronation of queen Elizabeth II, and one photograph of Alice Hughes.
Clipping 1: "Rainy day fashions / This season's rainwear is versatile, can be worn for all casual occasion / By Virginia Lee" with a photograph of a model wearing a raincoat with a ribbon tie at the neckline and full pockets gathered at the top and another photograph of a model wearing a full raincoat. .
Clipping 2: "This is the look...here and further south! / Knit costumes...tinged with the magic expectation of travel. [...] Smartwear-Irving Saks" with a drawing of five models wearing Bonnie Cashin knitwear dress ensembles.
Model in foreground is wearing a black, semi-sheer skirt, a white long-sleeved shirt and a black hat with a wide brim. She is carrying a bouquet of roses. The skirt has horizontal striping along the hemline. In the background, another model is wearing a dress with the same skirt as the other model and a halter top.
Handwritten on drawing: Pilot pieces all black --- 1. orlon jersey pleated skirt -- 2. pleated evening top -- 3. classic cashmere sweater -- 4. long sleeved-scoop neck evening top -- 5. short sleeve cashmere -- 6. jersey halter / will take my fold-flat evening stole made of Dorothy Lieber handwoven fabric in bk. withe & silver / 1951
Model wearing a rib-knit dress with matching tied knit belt, below-the-elbow length sleeves and low turtle neck collar, complimented by knit gloves and a leopard patterned hat.
Slim suede dress with a snap-closure placket, cinched with a narrow matching belt, and with contrasting collar and sleeve in a slightly darker-colored knit fabric, edged in suede.
Gathered leather skirt with patch pockets and open front placket, worn over a cap-sleeved cotton jersey dress. The outfit is accessorized with a cotton scarf worn around the neck.
Handwritten on drawing: I just roast in N.Y. apartments! I feel best in something light – For dinners at home I choose this flowered silk – very tailored – very easy – very me—
Handwritten on drawing: for evening / a peacock silk sari all over finely pleated / I like huge brilliant Siamese plaid scarves with everything / Bonnie Cashin
Clipping 1: "Knitted Stole-Jacket ... called 'chiller-killer' from Joseph Guttman Bros. Designed by Bonnie Cashin [...]" with a drawing of a model wearing the stole.
Clipping 3, Binghampton, N.Y., Sun Circ., 1/22/1953; and other newspapers: Doubling in Brass is routine for the cotton coat with water-repellent finish. This on e by Bonnie Cashin of Main STreet, is in gold-flecked cotton tweed. Hat by John Frederics." with a photograph of a model wearing the coat.
Clipping 2, Denver, Colorado, Post: "Designer Up-Dates Knitted Fashions / By Gretchen ' Denver Post Fashion Editor / One of the greatest twentieth century contributions to the age-old art of knitting and to modern living will be found in "Sculptura" knit costumes which are the result of the designing talent of artist Bonnie Cashin [...] [Image caption:] "Sleek Knit - Designer Bonnie Cashin combines this smart knit sheath dress with sleeveless bodice and scoop neckline with the fingertip jacket in an Iris tweed knit featuring hand-crocheted edges to match [...]"
Clipping 4: "Casual, but chic and appropriate for the Thanksgiving celebration of the average modern, is the harvest-tone russet knit costume by BOnnie Cashin. Triangular stole is edged in ball [pom-pom] fringe; so is self-belt that ties at waist. The costume is available at Joseph Magnin. The price $69.95."
Photograph of a model walking a poodle. She wears a long sleeve, collarless top with buttons, gloves and a flaired dress with pockets whose tops resemble coin purses. The dress is in a houndstooth pattern. She wears a large cape-like hat.
Photograph of a model in a short sleeve knit dress that zips up the front with a hood. It is gathered at the waist with a fringed belt. She wears gloves.Printing at the bottom reads: Times July 29 - 1956.
Text of press release: "BONNIE CASHIN DESIGNS WITH THE ON-BEAT IN MINDHere is a coat for those who love sweaters. It’s slim, trim and made of the nubbliest.known, hand-knitted mohair. Pay attention to details and you’ll find the softest matching leather strategically set inside at the shoulders and neckline, outside all around the edges. To be worn with or without the coat, a leanest jersey shirtdress, snap-plaquetted to the waist and belted in matching leather. For those individuals who adore crazy colors, the coat comes in 7, the dress in 14 of the greatest array of brightest shades possible. Mohair coat, Small and Medium sizes. Style #l7Z5 about $lZ5. 00 retail. Jersey dress, 8 to 16 sizes. Style #720 about $55. 00 retail.EDITOR THIS PHOTO IS EXCLUSIVE TO YOU IN YOUR CITY."
Text of press release: "Red. leather empire dress that stands on its own for dressier occasions. Hereshown over a hooded long-sleeved black mohair sweater for out-doors.Dress - Approx. retail $120.00 #1231Sweater - Approx. retail 8.OO # 521"
Female model wearing a calf-length long-sleeved dress that buttons down the entire length of the front. She is also wearing a pearl necklace and hat and is holding a picnic basket.
Text of press release:"BONNIE CASHIN DESIGNS FOR PHILIP SILLSThe dress to build a wardrobe around, Bonnie Cashin combines suede (or kid) with knubbly wool knit in a dress you’ll love and live in. Snap button front, softly slightly gathered skirt. Cork, Fruitwood or Avocado kid or suede. 8 to 16 sizes. About 90.00 retail. Style #1151."
The photograph was taken during a fashion show. The model is on a raised runway, with a long rack of clothes against the wall behind her. A woman (model?) is seated against the clothes rack on the left. A decorated sign on the wall reads "Better Dreses."
Clipping from the Raleigh, N.C., Times, stamped Feb. 6 1953: "Bonnie Cashin Designs Knited Wear / By Marian Rahl / From early beginnings, when they were devised merely for protection against elements, knitted clothes have advanced to a point where they hold an important niche in in fashion[...]" Includes a photograph of a model wearing a knit dress and matching jacket from the manufacturer Joseph Guttman.
Three clippings. The first is from the Chicago, Illinois Herald-American, November 18, 1952. This clipping has an article discussing Cashin's versatility in design and the various types of clothes she creates. Three of her designs are shown: a two-piece short-sleeved knit with a four-inch band of contrasting metallic around the scooped neck and top of full skirt ($55); a deep gray, beige, and brown trim bouse and skirt ($78); and a cocktail knit in black or white touched with LUrex metallic threads ($69.95). The second clipping is from the Norfolk, Virginia Virginia-Pilot, February 5, 1953. This clipping shows a sheath dress and fingertip Iris tweed knit jacket. The dress is sleeveless and has a long belt that wraps and ties at the waistline. The third clipping is from The Washington Post, November 30, 1952. This clipping shows a three piece striped knit costume. The top can be tucked in to make the outfit appear to be a one-piece dress.
Two models are posing wearing dresses with aprons. One model is standing, wearing a sleeveless dress with a square neckline, covered by a sheer light-colored apron with a floral pattern on its lower border. She is carrying a flat woven basket filled with flowers. The other model is seated, wearing a short-sleeved striped dress that buttons up the front. She is wearing the same apron as the other model.